Plus: The latest De La Guerra Plaza makeover plans (and the city is standing firm about no lawn); Home Crush to join the lineup of Summerland home stores; celebrating the Great American Songbook at the Lobero; a new Napa Valley hotel from Auberge Resorts; update on the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project; what’s showing at Maune Contemporary and Marcia Burtt Gallery.
As many as 10 new hotels are in the works, with more than 500 new rooms, and many existing properties are undergoing significant changes.
More food news: Sneak peeks of dishes at Local, coming soon to Coast Village Road; the Cliff Room finally reopened; the Plaza Deli is for sale; “Mediterranean street kitchen” called Mezze Santa Barbara opening downtown; Los Agaves spinoff opening near Whole Foods; Casa Comal Mexican restaurant soft-opened on State Street; XO Santa Barbara introduced breakfast service; Vons Chicken and Rockin’ Yogurt have closed; Fess Parker Winery renovated its Los Olivos tasting room.
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Noteworthy new listings also include a piece of the old El Mirador estate in Montecito; an over-the-top Hope Ranch villa that got a tasteful makeover; the boxy house across from the Cold Spring trailhead; and more.
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Founded in Montecito, Ysidro is a sophisticated spritz made with super-premium sake and real, organic grapefruit and sea salt. “It captures the coastal lifestyle we know and love,” says cofounder Monica Epstein.
Plus: The effort to improve Coast Village Road moved to the next step; Cottage Health opened a new urgent-care facility in Santa Barbara; three new concerts announced at the Santa Barbara Bowl; a naughty maid; the answer to last week’s “Where in Santa Barbara…?”
“We found out the hard way that a house near us is part of the vacation-ownership site Pacaso. We’re wondering if this business model is legal in our area, because our new one-eighth-share neighbors are partying it up when they’re in town.” —M.
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